Narrative of Sojourner Truth : a bondswoman of olden time, emancipated by the New York Legislature in the early part of the present century ; with a history of her labors and correspondence, drawn from her "Book of Life" ; also, a memorial chapter, giving the particulars of her last sickness and death

by: Gilbert, Olive; Titus, Frances W. Book of life

Publication date: 1884

Topics: Truth, Sojourner, d. 1883, Abolitionists, Women abolitionists, African American abolitionists, Social reformers, Women social reformers, African Americans, Women's rights

Publisher: Battle Creek, Mich. : Review & Herald Office

Collection: lincolncollection; americana

Digitizing sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

Contributor: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection

Language: English

Book, stamped cloth binding with gold lettering on spine and gold oval vignette of Truth on front cover; frontispiece

Narrative of Sojourner Truth, by Olive Gilbert; Book of life, by Frances W. Titus

"A Memorial Chapter": p. [1]-32; text enclosed in mourning border

Handwritten in pencil and ink on front free endpaper: "To my dear cousin Martha from Hannah M. Bradbe[?], 50 S. Clinton St., Dec. 29th/84."

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